I feel like this has been a long time coming! Even though I feel accomplished and glad that I have reached the end, I am hoping that I don't lose the many aspects that I have learned while making this blog. I will be completely honest; there some "things" that I really felt could be useful in my real-life teaching career, where others I feel were too time consuming and would almost be better to maintain the good ol' hard copy style! One in particular that stands out to me that could probably be side tracked was the LiveBinders, Twitter and even Google Docs. Call me crazy but I am still a little shy when it comes to technology! I do feel more confident in some aspects of exploring the web, but I still hold true to certain traditions like having a real-life binder instead of composing one online that will possibly be the same bookmarks that I have somewhere else.
On the other hand, I felt like I have become more aware of certain websites that exist. I really fell in love with Flickr, the online image generator, YouTube for Teachers, MSN calendars and Animoto to just name a few! I feel more resourced for sure than I did at the beginning of making this blog, and for that I am truly thankful. I am also very glad that I will always have this blog to refresh my memory within all these "things" that I did. It's important to me to remember a lot of these important resources and I am more than excited to someday be able to share this amazing opportunity with my future classroom. If I am able to teach an older grade, it might even be possible for me to able to allow for my students to make their own blogs. There is nothing better to a teacher to share their own resources with others and especially their students!
Reflecting on all the work I have put into this blog, I really gained a sense of importance of technology and what exactly Web 2.0 has to offer. The resources are truly endless! It's so mind boggling to know that I have only barely scratched the surface of how many resources are out there in my reach. I am very grateful to Dr. Wall for giving us such a beneficial project that will only make us better teachers. Technology is always something that will be advancing and I think it's truly helped me with making this blog! Blogging rocks!
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